Disturbance People Behave Local Violently Dɪˈstɜːbəns Noun Countable
The word 'disturbance' can refer to public disorder and violence, or to the disruption of a calm or organized state. It can also indicate a medical or psychological problem where one's body or mind is not functioning normally.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]骚乱;动乱 A disturbance is an incident in which people behave violently in public.
During the disturbance which followed, three Englishmen were hurt.
在接下来的骚乱中,3名英国人受伤。
...the worst of last September'sdisturbances.
去年9月最严重的骚乱
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]干扰;扰乱Disturbance means upsetting or disorganizing something which was previously in a calm and well-ordered state.
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The home would cause less disturbance to local residents than a school...
养老院对当地居民造成的干扰会比学校小。
The animals are very sensitive to disturbance and have never bred in captivity.
这些动物对外界的干扰很敏感,且从未被圈养过。
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[N-VAR 可变名词](身体或心理上的)失调,紊乱 You can use disturbance to refer to a medical or psychological problem, when someone's body or mind is not working in the normal way.
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Poor educational performance is related to emotional disturbance.
糟糕的学习成绩与情绪失常有关。
...the treatment of certain heart rhythm disturbances.
某种心律失常的治疗方法
Oxford
dis·turb·ance/dɪˈstɜːbəns; NAmEdɪˈstɜːrbəns/noun1[uncountable , countable, usually singular ]actions that make you stop what you are doing, or that upset the normal state that sth is in; the act of disturbing sb/sth or the fact of being disturbed (受)打扰,干扰,妨碍◆The building work is creating constant noise, dust and disturbance.建筑施工不断制造噪音、灰尘和干扰。◆a disturbance in the usual pattern of events对平常事情发展状况的干扰◆the disturbance of the local wildlife by tourists游客对当地野生动物的滋扰2[countable ]a situation in which people behave violently in a public place 骚乱;骚动;动乱◆serious disturbances in the streets街上的严重骚乱◆He was charged with causing a disturbance after the game.他被指控在比赛结束后制造骚乱。3[uncountable , countable ]a state in which sb's mind or a function of the body is upset and not working normally 障碍;失调;紊乱◆emotional disturbance情绪失常disturbancedisturbancesdis·turb·ance/dɪˈstɜːbəns; NAmEdɪˈstɜːrbəns/
1[countable, uncountable] formal a situation in which people behave violently in public: There were disturbances in the crowd as fans left the stadium.create/cause a disturbance army training on controlling civil disturbance2[countable, uncountable] something that interrupts what you are doing, or the act of making this happen: We arrange the work so there’s as little disturbance as possible.disturbance to When a helicopter lands, it can cause a disturbance to local residents.3[uncountable] a medical condition in which someone is mentally ill and does not behave normally: a history of mental disturbanceCOLLOCATIONSverbscause/create a disturbance· Several people were arrested for creating a disturbance outside the embassy.quell a disturbance formal (=stop one)· Extra police were called to quell the disturbances.a disturbance breaks out (=starts)· A disturbance broke out between local youths and a group of sailors.adjectivesa violent disturbance· Over a hundred people were injured during violent disturbances in the capital.a serious disturbance· There were serious disturbances in a number of British cities.a civil disturbance (=fighting between different groups of people in a country)· Two men had already been killed in civil disturbances.a political disturbance (=about political ideas)· Political disturbances followed the announcement.a racial disturbance (=between people of different races)· Black people were still repressed and racial disturbances continued.
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disturbances[988]
扰乱(52%),骚动(48%)
n.干扰;骚乱;忧虑
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